How often do you clean the stove glass?

That's how mine stays so I don't mess with it. As long as I can see the fire. Chief

 

DexterDay, beautiful hearth and stove. Chief. Wish I was there warming my back

 

I thought I had read that somewhere also (about using glass cleaner).

Just a damp newspaper dipped into the ashes and a touch of elbow grease-if needed-always does the trick!

And thanks for more pics of your basement.....99 is wondering why I look green!

 

I spray and clean, spray and clean until the glass is clean. Then I buff it with a dry cloth making sure I have all residue removed. So far have not seen a problem but will take notice and see. I may see what else is available without ammonia.

 

Very seldom do we clean ours.
At the end of the season, so it looks nice over the summer, and then when opportunity intersects ambition. I think it's been done once since October, maybe twice.
We use a little water, paper towels and sometimes some scotch-bride in the corners and edges where the creosote sometimes deposits.
When it was New and were learning how to run it, that's a different story.

 

Damp newspaper, with just some fine ash does a great job on the glass.
Adjust the moisture and ash content to suit.
Then I toss it in the stove and light up a cold start.

 

Every couple of days when burning slow and longer when burning hotter. But I cheat: I have two doors and clean the cold one that is in the laundry room I use a single edge razor to scrape the actual deposits off and then use Rutland glass cleaner to take off any haze, streaks and that stuff leaves something behind (silicone maybe?) that makes it really easy to clean next time. Then I swap out the doors; on an Ideal Steel the hinges are just two pins that pop up and out so I can swap doors in about 30 seconds. Then let the hot door cool and do it all over again. Makes it easy 'cause 1) the door is not hot 2) I am not working in front of a hot stove 3) there is nothing leaking into my house from a gigantic open hole while cleaning the door and 4) I can adjust the door gasket anytime if it starts to leak at all.

Brian

 

That's how my mother taught me to wash our window, less the ash and plus some windex.

 

So again I cleaned the window (a few weeks ago, forgot to mention) but it's not looking like a whole lot so far this year. Our weather is about to change, so the stove won't be running as hard, and gross hazey glass will be the result.

 

I like my glass clean, clean and clear all the way around, if I'm burning full loads good and hot, when it's cold, I probably won't have to do anything at all for 3 or 4 days, but if there's any at all, haze or a little bit in the corners or on the sides when I Reload, I wipe it off with a dry paper towel, usually that does the trick unless a piece is too close to the glass and poops on it, then I will use a damp paper towel and buff it with a dry one, if that doesn't get it off then I use a damp paper towel with ashes, buff with a dry paper towel and that will take care of anything I have ever had.
A couple times a year I use Magic glass cooktop cleaner, that shines it up real nice and leaves a coating that makes it easier to clean next time.

If you have tough stuff the magic glass cooktop cleaner will take it off

 

Here's one for you FatBoy85 . Maybe in a year or two, you'll be posting gross glass photos here.

 

Not likely. Im too keen on cleaning ny glass and with seasoned wood for at least a year, we’ll see how it works out. Thanks Sask!

 

Almost never. It stays clean on its own... First year it didn't, but that was usually the fault of the wood... It wasn't dry enough. Now? Never.

 

anyone here know how air wash works i see a vent looking thing across the top where does it take the air from ? i would like
to add one to the Earth stove that i have pre EPA with secondary burn that i added, metal working hobbyist here